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Pentace

Pentace is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae. It includes 30 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from Bangladesh through Indochina and Malesia to the Philippines and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Pentace
Pentace burmanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Brownlowioideae
Genus: Pentace
Hassk.

Pentace is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae.12 It includes 30 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from Bangladesh through Indochina and Malesia to the Philippines and the Lesser Sunda Islands.3

Species

30 species are accepted.3

  • Pentace acuta Ridl.
  • Pentace adenophora Kosterm.
  • Pentace borneensis Pierre
  • Pentace burmanica Kurz
  • Pentace chartacea Kosterm.
  • Pentace concolor Merr.
  • Pentace cordifolia Ridl.
  • Pentace corneri Kosterm.
  • Pentace curtisii King
  • Pentace discolor Merr.
  • Pentace erectinervia Kosterm.
  • Pentace excelsa Kochummen
  • Pentace exima King
  • Pentace floribunda King
  • Pentace grandiflora Kochummen
  • Pentace griffithii King
  • Pentace hirtula Ridl.
  • Pentace laxiflora Merr.
  • Pentace macrophylla King
  • Pentace macroptera Kosterm.
  • Pentace microlepidota Kosterm.
  • Pentace oligoneura Warb.
  • Pentace perakensis King
  • Pentace polyantha Hassk.
  • Pentace rigida Kosterm.
  • Pentace strychnoidea King
  • Pentace subintegra (Merr.) Burret
  • Pentace sumatrana Kosterm.
  • Pentace triptera Mast.
  • Pentace truncata Kosterm.
References

References

  1. Khasri, Azduwin; Bello, Olugbenga Solomon; Ahmad, Mohd Azmier (2018-10-01). "Mesoporous activated carbon from Pentace species sawdust via microwave-induced KOH activation: optimization and methylene blue adsorption". Research on Chemical Intermediates. 44 (10): 5737–5757. doi:10.1007/s11164-018-3452-7. ISSN 1568-5675.
  2. Duangyod, Thidarat; Palanuvej, Chanida; Ruangrungsi, Nijsiri; Ruangrungsi, Nijsiri (2014). "Pharmacognostic Specifications and Quantification of ( )-catechin and (-)-epicatechin in Pentace Burmanica Stem Bark". Pharmacognosy Research. 6 (3): 251–256. doi:10.4103/0974-8490.132606. PMC 4080507. PMID 25002807.
  3. "Pentace Hassk". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 January 2024.